Record Number: 21054
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Passages transcribed in E. M. Forster's Commonplace Book (1935) include (from chapter 15 of Christopher Isherwood, Mr Norris Changes Trains): 'Remorse is not for the elderly. When it comes to them it is not purging or uplifting, but merely degrading and wretched, like a bladder disease.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Jan 1935 and 31 Dec 1935
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Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
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single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1 Jan 1879
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Mr Norris Changes Trains
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1935
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Source Information:
Record ID:21054
Source:E. M. Forster
Editor:Philip Gardner
Title:Commonplace Book
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1985
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Page:99
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
E. M. Forster, Philip Gardner (ed.), Commonplace Book (London, 1985), p. 99, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=21054, accessed: 21 March 2023
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